There’s no denying the aromatic appeal of Alpenol (4 ounces, $30). It not only smells good, it smells like something good for you.
This therapeutic blend of herbs and essential oils is extracted from lavender, rosemary, eucalyptus, sage, thyme, clove and other natural ingredients to create a self-heating potion that penetrates muscles as a massage oil to relieve stress and inflammation. It also will clear your sinuses.
Bottled in Buena Vista, this European recipe has been handed down through the ages as an answer to arthritis and rheumatism by increasing blood flow to stress points before or after exercise. You can even add it to your bath water.
Whether the organic concoction is the miracle cure-all it purports to be or simple snake oil, you’ll be stoked to let it slither up your sniffer.
Get it: at or call 719-395-4816.
